What's New in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team System

Bill MaurerDeveloper Technology SpecialistMicrosoftwmaurer@microsoft.com

New Features of Team Foundation Server 2008

New Features of Team Suite 2008

New Features of Team Roles

Resources

Q&A

Session Objectives and Agenda

Automation of the development process

Quality & Productivity

Project Management & GovernancePredictability

Visual Studio Team System

Agility & Formality

Communication & CollaborationVisibilityTransparency

Requirements tracking & status

Design for Deployment

Traceability

Work artifact relationships

Full history

True status

Process workflow

Cross-platform support

Application Lifecycle Management Solution

Team Foundation Server - Admin

Support for MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0Support for Windows Server 2008 “Longhorn”Simplified InstallationMore supported configurationsSupport for either SQL 2005 or SQL 2008

SQL 2008 RTM only

Can upgrade from TFS 2005More…

New features!

TFS – Source Control

Branching and MergingLabeling at any LevelShared Locking (default)

Check-in Lock Provides flexibility

“Work in Progress” using ShelvingShared Check-in Tools

Automated and Manual Merging

Existing features

TFS – Source Control

Annotation SupportWho did what and when

Folder DiffGet Latest on Check Out!!Performance Improvement for Large Projects

>10K files

Async Loading of Source Control ExplorerFewer False Positives on MergeImproved Offline Experience

New features!

Annotateaka "The Blame Window"

Discover who last changed a section of code and get

detailed change set information

Folder Diff

Quickly identify which files have changed between two

different branches, or between a local workspace and a branch on the server

TFS – Project Management

Work Item TrackingOut of the box ReportingSupport for Links and AttachmentsCustomizable Process TemplatesBuilt-in Data WarehouseFully Extensible through Object Model

Existing features

TFS – Project Management

Improved Work Item LinkingCreate New Work Item from any Results

Better ScalabilityBetter PerformanceQuery Builder Improvements

Filtering based on Current ProjectColumn Drag and Drop

Team Web Access

New features!

TFS – Build Management

MS Build GenerationBuild ReportingBasic Automated Testing SupportCode Coverage Reporting on BuildSupport for BVTs

Using Test Lists

Drop Management

Existing features

TFS – Build Management

Continuous IntegrationRolling and Scheduled Build Support

Easier Automated Test ConfigurationQueued BuildsBetter Build Server Management

Build AgentsNew Build Check-in Policy

Drop PoliciesWhen drops should be automatically deleted.

New features!

TFS - Build DefinitionBuild Workspace

TFS – Build DefinitionScheduled / Triggered Builds

TFS - Build DefinitionRetention Policy

Team Architect

Application DesignerSystem DesignerLogical Infrastructure DesignerDeployment Designer

Existing Features

Architecture EditionNew Feature – Top-down Service Designer

Design and whiteboard the overall solution without constraints, leaving

implementation details until later

Team Developer

Integrated and Rule-Driven Static AnalysisPerformance Tuning through Profiling

Sampling or InstrumentationCall Tree Views

Code CoverageAlso available in Team Edition for Testers

Security Analysis

Existing features

Development Edition

Code MetricsImproved Profiling

“Hot Pathing” to pinpoint problemWCF SupportLoad/Web Test IntegrationBaseline Support

Better Profile Report CompressionCustomize Code Correctness Policies

New features!

Development Edition - Code Metrics

Development Edition - Code MetricsClass Coupling

Development Edition - Code MetricsDepth of Inheritance

Development Edition - Code MetricsCyclomatic Complexity

Development Edition - Code MetricsLines of Code

Development Edition – Profile CompareDetermine source of performance regressions / improvements

Team Dev/Team Test - Unit Test

Code-level tests to validate methodsCode coverage supportedBind to a data sourcePublish Test Results to TFS

Existing features

Visual Studio 2008 Pro - Unit Test

Generate tests from a binarySupport for genericsContextual executionFaster and more reliableAvailable in Visual Studio Professional EditionAnd more!

New features!

Team Test - Web Test

Built for non-programmersCan convert to a coded Web test or use Plug-ins

“HTTP” testsSend data over HTTP with

HTTP headers

Query String

Form post parameters

Validates and Extract server responses to queriesBind to a data source

Existing features

Test Edition - Web Test

AJAX supportData-driven

Easy to use wizardEasily bind to XML and CSV filesDeployment assistance

Add a call to another Web TestAlso extract steps

Reusable elementsImproved validation rulesCorrelation Tool

New features!

Test Edition – Improved UI

Ability to maneuver individual requests in a test run in order to see results or

debug tests.

Test Edition – Re-use Components

Re-use Login Component across tests

Team Test - Load Test

Executes Unit Tests and Web TestsSimulates desired number of virtual usersIdeal for performance and stress testingCollects performance metrics on client and server

Existing features

Test Edition - Load Test

New user modelingTest iteration count defined running timePaneled graphs with smart grouping and zoomAnalysis reportExport performance counter data to CSV and Microsoft Office ExcelManage results

Delete old runsExport and import run data

And more!

New features!

Test Edition – Load TestTest Mix Model

Quickly apply one of the various pre-defined models to your load test run based on number of tests and test mix, total time per test or

user pace.

Test Edition – Re-use Components

And in load model

Load Test Summary ReportExposes key information

Multi-panel graph view Automatically graphs key

indicators

Visual Studio Team System Vision

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Test

ApplicationLifecycle

CIO(IT Management, Business Alignment, & IT Governance)

BusinessRequirements

EnterpriseArchitecture

Project & Portfolio

Operations

SLA’sKPI’s

PMO (Portfolio & Project Management)

DevelopmentLifecycle

ResourcesSchedules

OperationsLifecycle

Common Schema around SML, Metrics, Workflow, Change Management, Processes, Policies, Issue Tracking, Resource Pools, Schedules, and Audits

QualityCapacity

Req’s

Portfolio Portfolio

DevOps

Visual Studio Team System Rosario

Pillar 1: Application Quality & Testing“Build it right – make sure it works”

Difficult for software teams to identify problems early in development, test effectively and fix issues on timeIn Rosario we enable software teams to:

Build software right from the start using best practicesDetect quality issues early in the cycle through automated issue detectionUnderstand and quantify quality risk early by immediately surfacing problem areasPrioritize the right areas for testing and the best tests to test themEffectively test the entire product using a new comprehensive test product designed for testers

Major Pillars of Rosario Release

Visual Studio Team System Rosario

Pillar 2: Align Application Development with Business“Build the right thing”

Difficult for executives and software teams to track progress and quality effectively; get line of sight on how projects or features relate to business objectives and requirementsIn Rosario we enable software teams to :

Plan and prioritize effectively across a portfolio of projects, including project demandPlan and balance resourcesTrack progress real-time and adjust projects effectively when business needs changeReport on and trace all metrics (progress, quality, …) back to business goals and customer requirements/scenarios.

Major Pillars of Rosario Release

Visual Studio Team System "Rosario"

• PMO integration and workflow (Project Server integration)• Full traceability to business requirements• Comprehensive reporting and dashboards• Project management across multiple projects• Impact analysis• Streamlined developer and tester workflow to quickly identify, prioritize,

diagnose and resolve bugs • Integrated test case management across both the development and test

teams• Testing automation and guidance• Lightweight Test Runner• Quality metrics • Quickly integrate distributed and disconnected teams• New customizable process content from MS and partners• …. and much more!

Resources

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/bb676080.aspx

(Locate session DEV335 )

http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2007/08/08/final-tfs-2008-feature-list.aspx

http://objectsharp.com/cs/blogs/deb/archive/2007/08/17/new-features-coming-in-orcas-vs-team-system-2008.aspx

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/bb407307.aspx#Rosario

http://blogs.msdn.com/buckh/archive/2007/07/26/visual-studio-2008-beta-2-is-now-available-and-includes-a-go-live-license.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/buckh/archive/2007/08/14/tfs-2008-a-basic-guide-to-team-build-2008.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/fxcop/archive/2007/10/03/new-for-visual-studio-2008-code-metrics.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/johan/archive/2007/06/13/test-projects-and-ajax.aspx

And of course the videos at www.teamsystemrocks.com

Various sources of information for this material

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